Stationery and Office Supplies Prices




4 AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Foolscap, cream or blue, ruled faint, at
per ream of 14 lbs., 16s.; 15 lbs.,
18s. & 20s.; 16 lbs., 22s.; 17 lbs.,
28s.; 18 lbs., 21s.
Printing double foolscap, at per lb... 8d.
and 9d.
Printing demy, at per lb..
Pads, blotting, demy folio, red, each at
from ... 0 2 0
Demy tissue paper, for press copying, at
per quire ... 0 0 6
Foolscap tissue paper, for press copying,
at per quire ... 0 0 4
Large post, 4to., superfine blue laid, (¾
lb. 4to. ream), cut edges, at per ream 0 10 0
Large post, 4to., blue or cream wove, at
per ream ... 0 7 6
Large post, 4to., superfine cream laid,
(10½ lbs. 4to. ream) at per ream ... 0 14 0
Large post, 4to., (Bank) extra superfine
cream wove hand-made, at per ream 1 5 0
Large post, 4to., (Bank) extra superfine
cream wove hand-made, ruled faint,
at per ream ... 1 7 0
Post 8vo., extra superfine, cream laid,
(5 lbs. 8vo. ream) at per ream ... 0 9 0
Post 8vo., extra superfine cream laid, (6¼
lbs. 8vo. ream) at per ream ... 0 12 0
Large post, 8vo., extra superfine cream
laid, (4½ lbs. 8vo. ream) at per ream 0 5 6
Large post, 8vo., extra superfine cream,
(5½ lbs. 8vo. ream) at per ream ... 0 7 0
Large post, 8vo., extra superfine cream
wove, hand-made, at per ream ... 0 12 6
Large post, 8vo., extra superfine cream
wove hand-made, ruled faint, at per
ream ... 0 14 0
Envelopes, foolscap, best, 8½ x 3½ inches,
at per 1000 ... 1 0 0
Envelopes, foolscap, best, 9½ inches x 4¼
inches, at per 1000 ... 0 13 6
Envelopes, demy, at per 1000 ... 0 15 6
" No. 8 ... 0 10 0
" No. 10 ... 0 12 0
" No. 4, 4s. 6d. to ... 0 4 6
" No. 6, 5s. 6d. to ... 0 5 6

The following books to be made of extra superfine
hand-made, or superfine azure laid paper, ruled faint,
or with money column as required, and bound half
rough calf—

Azure. Hand-made.

Medium, folio, 6 quires thick, each ... 1 12 0
" " 5 " ... 1 7 0
" " 4 " ... 1 4 0
" " 3 " ... 0 19 0
Demy folio,
" " 6 " ... 17 0
" " 5 " ... 15 0
" " 4 " ... 14 0
" " 3 " ... 12 6
Foolscap folio
" " 6 " ... 11 0
" " 5 " ... 10 0
" " 4 " ... 9 0
" " 3 " ... 8 0
Paper fasteners, at per gross, from ... 0 0 5
Penholders, long taper, 9 inch, at per
dozen, from 9d. to ... 0 1 0
Pens, Mitchell’s, at per gross, N, 6s.;
S, 9s.; A, 1s. 6d.; P, 2s. 6d.; R,
2s. 3d.; V, 6s.; J, 2s.; Q, 2s.; K,
3s.; L, 4s.; M, 4s.
Pens, Gillott’s, at per gross, 225, 20s.;
352, 2s. 6d.; 808, 30s.
Swan quills, hand-cut, per 100 14s. to ... 0 17 0

Swan quills, machine-cut, at per 100
to ... 0 5 0
Ink, Arnold’s red, at per quart ... 0 3 0
" Stephen’s best brilliant red, at per
quart ... 0 4 0
" Stephen’s blue black, at per quart ... 0 3 0
" " copying, ... 0 4 0
" " blue black copying, ... 0 5 6
" Morrell’s black registration, at per
quart ... 0 2 6
" Blackwood’s copying, at per quart ... 0 4 0
Red tape, 10, 24, and 32, at per dozen
pieces ... 0 1 6
Green silk ribbon, at per piece of 36
yards ¼ inch, 2s.; ½ inch 2s. 6d.; ¾
inch 3s. 6d.
Green or blue silk cord, at per skein ... 0 1 2
Twine for office use, at per lb. ... 0 0 0
Wax candles, at per lb. ... 0 1 2
Sperm candles, at per lb. ... 0 0 9
Wax vestas, best, at per dozen boxes ... 0 2 6
Pins, per lb. ... 0 3 6
Pen cleaners, each, from 1s. 6d. to ... 0 3 6
Eyelets, French, to suit machines, per box
of 1000 ... 0 2 3
Elastic bands, at per box, from ... 0 2 0
Tracing cloth, best, at per yard ... 0 2 0
Parchment, best, 28 x 32, per roll ... 0 0 1½
Rulers, best, per inch ... 0 0 1
" second quality, per inch ... 0 1 0
Ink wells, glass or delf, each 3d. to ... 1 0 0
Inkstands, glass, each, from 1s. to ... 1 0 0
" pewter, from 1s. 6d. to ... 1 0 0
Best red sealing wax, at per lb. ... 0 5 0
India rubber, best bottle, at per lb. ... 0 3 0
" erasers, Wolf’s, at per doz.
1s. 6d. to ... 0 9 0
Faber’s ink and pencil erasers, at per doz 0 7 0
Ink and pencil erasers, Green’s patent,
at per doz ... 0 3 0
Steel erasers each, from ... 0 2 0
Gum arabic, best, at per lb. ... 0 3 0
Drawing paper, best, perfect antiquarian,
rough or smooth, per quire ... 2 19 0
Drawing paper, double elephant, What
man’s best, rough or smooth per
quire ... 0 17 6
Antiquarian, mounted on linen, What
man’s best, per yard ... 0 6 6
Double elephant, mounted on linen,
Whatman’s best, per yard ... 0 6 0
Cartridge drawing, imperial per lb. ... 0 1 1
Cartridge drawing, imperial hot-pressed,
at per lb. ... 0 1 2
Cartridge continuous, 54 inch per yard 0 1 0
Paper tracing, double crown, per quire
... 0 0 0
" " continuous, 42 inch, per
roll ... 0 10 0
Vellum tracing cloth, 36 inch, per yard 0 2 0
Vegetable parchment, per dozen sheets 0 4 6
Colors—
Carmine, per cake ... 0 4 0
Royal blue ... 0 2 0
Small ... 0 5 0
Ultramarine ash ... 0 5 0
" French, per cake ... 0 2 6
Cobalt ... 0 1 0
Intense blue ... 0 4 0
Challons ... 0 2 0
Crimson lake ... 0 2 0
Purple ... 0 2 0
Scarlet ... 0 2 0
Sepia ... 0 1 3
Chinese white, per bottle ... 0 1 3
Dragon’s Blood, per cake ... 0 1 3



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1871, No 1





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